Input file
ABC
- Full Name: Musical Notation Language Format
- Developer: N/A
Output file
PS
- Full Name: Adobe PostScript Format
- Developer: Adobe Systems
What is ABC file?
The ABC (.abc) file extension was introduced by Thomas Gebala (1985) as a way to store musical scores created with ABC Music Notation. It is designed to make the music notation more accessible and easier to manipulate. The ABC file format was created to be further developed by other software, such as MIDI Notator, Easy ABC, MusEdit, and ABC Notation Player. [ ⏩ ] ABC file extension
What is PS file?
The PS .PS file extension is used for documents created by or in response to the PostScript programming language. Developed in 1984 by Adobe Systems Inc., PostScript quickly became a preferred choice for many types of documents, and is popular for its excellent document portability, since it works across different operating systems and platforms. For that reason, it has been adopted by several industries, such as publishing and graphic design. [ ⏩ ] PS file extension
How to convert the file from ABC to PS?
To successfully convert the ABC file to PS, you should install one of the applications from the list. After installing the software, open the program and select the file you want to convert (file-name.ABC). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case PS (usually converters allow you to convert to several different formats, so check out their features - maybe one of the available formats will suit you more than PS).
What is a file conversion?
A data conversion is normally an automated process to some extent. The effect of the operation of one program is automatically the input product of another application. If that does not happen we need to help the process a little bit and convert the file on our own, e.g. ABC to PS. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.
Program for converting ABC files to PS files is a kind of a "binary code translator" compensating for the differences in the code or translating it in such a way so that another application could use it. For us, as users, the visible change will be only another file extension. (After converting the file, it will be the extension PS, while before this step we had the ABC file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new PS file, or not.